Recording and editing Skype calls.

February 18, 2010 5:52 PM

I'm going to conduct an interview over Skype for a podcast. What (free) tools are at my disposal for recording and editing? Any advice gratefully appreciated.
posted by Frasermoo to Computers & Internet (7 answers total)

I thought Skype had a built-in recorder somewhere?
posted by ZenMasterThis at 6:00 PM on February 18, 2010

Are you on a Mac or a PC?

CamStudio is pretty good for screen recording.
posted by ChasFile at 6:00 PM on February 18, 2010

You didn't specify your operating system, but Googling for "audacity skype" (no quotes) bears a fair amount of results. Audacity is free software that allows recording.
posted by artlung at 6:02 PM on February 18, 2010 [3 favorites]

If you're on a Windows machine, the free program MP3 Skype Recorder is excellent, and dead simple to use. Audacity, as artlung mentioned, is great for editing.
posted by cerebus19 at 7:00 PM on February 18, 2010

Beyond the right tools you'll also want to get the best possible sound quality. Here's a very good ~20 minute screen-cast with great tips for doing that, also covering configuration & network set-up etc. They use a Mac, but the same tips should be applied to Windows or Linux.
posted by dirm at 9:54 PM on February 18, 2010 [1 favorite]

Here's some advice from Matt.
posted by vacapinta at 1:30 AM on February 19, 2010 [1 favorite]

Look under Extras in the Skype chat window; there's a Pamela Skype recorder.
posted by ZenMasterThis at 5:52 AM on February 25, 2010